GRE Word List

MALADROIT

lacking adroitness : inept

The meaning of the word maladroit is lacking adroitness : inept.

Random words

WordMeaning
fuss:trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby
mimicryan instance of mimicking
leniencythe quality or state of being lenient
sneakto go stealthily or furtively : slink
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation
recitala detailed account : enumeration
chaoticmarked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered
plumea feather of a bird: such as
noveltysomething new or unusual
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition